Egyptian National Railways

Railways lose LE20m since curfew enforced
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Railways lose LE20m since curfew enforced

The Egyptian railways have lost LE20 million since the government announced a curfew last week as violence erupted between security…
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Egypt

Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization

Through the dusty windows of the Bulaq al-Dakrur train station control tower, Karam Faheem, an inspector, pointed to a never-ending…
Free, reduced transportation for referendum day
Egypt

Free, reduced transportation for referendum day

  The Transportation Ministry is reducing the price of air-conditioned train tickets by 50 percent for 15 December to encourage…
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
Egypt

Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision

As news of the train collision with a school bus and the deaths of at least 50 people spread throughout…
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Egypt

17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours

  Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…
Five sentenced to year in jail for blocking railways
Egypt

Five sentenced to year in jail for blocking railways

Five people were sentenced to a year in prison by the Luxor Criminal Court on Wednesday for blocking the railways…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Egypt

Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising

Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
Upper Egypt villagers block railroad to demand water delivery
Egypt

Upper Egypt villagers block railroad to demand water delivery

Hundreds of residents of a village in southern Luxor Governorate blocked railroad tracks on Friday morning, halting train traffic through…
Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in
Egypt

Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in

Railways resumed operation Tuesday after a hiatus caused by protesting workers at the Tanta railway station in the Gharbiya Governorate.…
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